volley
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When play resumed, and with Munar down break point, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms.
From BBC
“Every second, every volley, your head is swiveling from side to side,” she said.
Sinner closed it out in style with a serve out wide and a swinging forehand volley winner into the open court on his second match point.
From Washington Times
Ms. Abdin, who spoke by phone, said she spends most of her days shuttling her boys from one side of their apartment to the other as shelling volleys overhead.
From New York Times
On Thursday, Ukrainian air defenses shot down a volley of Russian drones and missiles launched at Kyiv and Odesa, in the latest of a series of strikes against cities and town in recent days.
From New York Times
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